UNS C16500 Cadmium-Tin Copper
Copper Alloys
OS050 (annealed to 0.050mm grain size)
Property Overview
Density8.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus110GPa
Tensile Strength280MPa
Yield Strength97MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature340°C
Chemical Composition
CU
97.8 to 98.9%
CD
0.6 to 1.0%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.5%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.5%
SN
0.5 to 0.7%
FE
0 to 0.020%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
110 GPa
Elongation at Break
53 %
Fatigue Strength
140 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Shear Modulus
43 GPa
Shear Strength
200 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
280 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
97 MPa
Hardness
Rockwell F Hardness
62
Physical
Density
8.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
210 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
340 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1070 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1010 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
380 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
250 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
74 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
9.8 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
60 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
61 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
110 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
41 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.1 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
8.6 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
11 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
31 % relative
Embodied Carbon
2.6 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
42 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
42 MJ/kg 18 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
320 L/kg
Embodied Water
320 L/kg 38 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
C16500UNS C16500 Cadmium-Tin Copper